The “Can’t leave anything alone” Thread

More success with RIT DyeMore Chocolate Brown, here on the gray and white G10 of this Vosteed Nightshade.

As with the purple one I did, it really highlights the effect of the contoured G10 in a way that is harder to see on the stock gray. Having the white G10 pivot collar also shows the different effect of the starting color.


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I had this Buck 119 laying around, a gift from my father in 1978. I never particularly cared for the exaggerated (to me, at least) clip point and upper guard. The handle felt awkward and I felt the pommel could be better. All my opinion, mind you. It's all a matter of taste, said the old lady as she kissed the cow.
Still, it performed well for 40 plus years and acquired its share of wear
So, I went to work with the grinder and, based on a Limited Edition 119 I had seen on Buck's website, ground the point into a straight clip point, removed the upper guard, slimmed down the handle and re-shaped the pommel. I then polished out the flats as best as I could and am left with this.Modded Buck 119.jpg
And that's what I do when I'm bored!
 
MessieurRick said:
I had this Buck 119 laying around, a gift from my father in 1978. I never particularly cared for the exaggerated (to me, at least) clip point and upper guard. The handle felt awkward and I felt the pommel could be better. All my opinion, mind you. It's all a matter of taste, said the old lady as she kissed the cow.
Still, it performed well for 40 plus years and acquired its share of wear
So, I went to work with the grinder and, based on a Limited Edition 119 I had seen on Buck's website, ground the point into a straight clip point, removed the upper guard, slimmed down the handle and re-shaped the pommel. I then polished out the flats as best as I could and am left with this.View attachment 3199738
And that's what I do when I'm bored!
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Nice upgrades!
 
MessieurRick said:
I had this Buck 119 laying around, a gift from my father in 1978. I never particularly cared for the exaggerated (to me, at least) clip point and upper guard. The handle felt awkward and I felt the pommel could be better. All my opinion, mind you. It's all a matter of taste, said the old lady as she kissed the cow.
Still, it performed well for 40 plus years and acquired its share of wear
So, I went to work with the grinder and, based on a Limited Edition 119 I had seen on Buck's website, ground the point into a straight clip point, removed the upper guard, slimmed down the handle and re-shaped the pommel. I then polished out the flats as best as I could and am left with this.View attachment 3199738
And that's what I do when I'm bored!
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Excellent work!
 
MessieurRick said:
I had this Buck 119 laying around, a gift from my father in 1978. I never particularly cared for the exaggerated (to me, at least) clip point and upper guard. The handle felt awkward and I felt the pommel could be better. All my opinion, mind you. It's all a matter of taste, said the old lady as she kissed the cow.
Still, it performed well for 40 plus years and acquired its share of wear
So, I went to work with the grinder and, based on a Limited Edition 119 I had seen on Buck's website, ground the point into a straight clip point, removed the upper guard, slimmed down the handle and re-shaped the pommel. I then polished out the flats as best as I could and am left with this.View attachment 3199738
And that's what I do when I'm bored!
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Damn fine job!!!👌
 
Did some preliminary handle mods to the Micarta clip point version of the Drop Bear 2. Here is it alongside a G10 version to show the difference with the handle shape. Really, I just made the ergonomics more neutral and a little more round at the edges. It feels so much better to me now!

I'll clean it up a little from here and eventually dye it.

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I dyed this burlap Micarta on a Kizer Drop Bear Fix with RIT DyeMore Racing Red. I wasn't sure how it would work out but wow. It almost looks like carbon fiber. While the surface finish isn't exactly the same, here it is next to a Kizer Gemini with the same starting material for reference.

The only potential issue is that this red is very persistent during the "remove excess dye" phase of my process. Nothing comes off with dry wiping but alcohol on a cotton ball still stains. Other colors I've done have stopped staining long before this one.

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So this Kizer PPY is one of the more involved projects I've done lately.

1. Ergonomic rounding of scale edges and chamfering of holes.

2. Dyed the different pieces of Micarta.

3. The original sharpening choil did not clear the plunge and caused the blade to smile up. Now it does.

4. The lock-bar shoulder was sharp. Now it isn't.

5. Weak detent fixed by careful bending of lock bar.

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Chronovore said:
So this Kizer PPY is one of the more involved projects I've done lately.

1. Ergonomic rounding of scale edges and chamfering of holes.

2. Dyed the different pieces of Micarta.

3. The original sharpening choil did not clear the plunge and caused the blade to smile up. Now it does.

4. The lock-bar shoulder was sharp. Now it isn't.

5. Weak detent fixed by careful bending of lock bar.

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Nice work. Sharp edges are our enemy, except of course, on the blade edge.
 
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